Akin Akinözü, the heartthrob of 'Hercai: Amor y Venganza', explains why Latinos love Turkish soap operas

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Akin Akinözü is the new Turkish heartthrob of Telemundo who arrives as the protagonist “ Hercai: Love and Revenge“. The telenovela has been a success in all the countries that it has been presented and the Latin public in the United States will be able to enjoy this story as of Tuesday 22 June at 9 pm/8c.

Before the launch of the series, we were able to speak with the actor who told us about his experience giving life to Miran Aslanbey, the man who seeks revenge. The natural settings in which the production was filmed will be very pleasing to viewers and it is something that excites Akin.

“ We were very fortunate to be able to record in such an inspiring land with an incredible history, with many traditions. It is literally where mankind began “, said the actor about the scenes recorded in Midyat.

Akin’s character is a man who seeks revenge from the wrong person, something that was a challenge for the actor.

“ He believes that he can find love and peace only after fulfilling his revenge. The conflict of this character is that when he goes to execute revenge he realizes that he falls in love with the woman he is taking revenge “, explained Akinözü.

For the public this plot will also be interesting since the character Miran Aslanbey will unleash controversy for having this duality of character: good and bad at the same time.

” That is one of the most attractive points of my character. As an actor we are always looking for something that will challenge us when it comes to acting. This character gives me that opportunity for his transformation from devil to angel, transformation from revenge to love, and transformation from bad to good “, asserted the protagonist. “ He has an extensive range and as an actor, it was a great opportunity “.

Turkish soap operas are having a great boom among Latino audiences and Akin has an explanation of why audiences identify with these stories.

“There is a saying that says, geography is your destiny. It is not the point but in reality we are at the same latitude and we are both Mediterranean countries, “said the actor. “ We have many points in common, we share points in our cultures around these main elements: food, family and music. That has a resonance. We We have these soap operas and when Latinos see them they find something similar, but in a different way and they want to discover it. They know that feeling and that feeling comes to them in a different way and that is what people like. ”